Dubai Creating A New Era For Liverpool?

It happened at Chelsea, its starting to happen at West Ham, Man United are looking more on form than they ever have and now it looks like the Gillett family are out of the running for Liverpool with Dubai International Capital being awarded a period of due dilligence to analyse the Liverpool accounts and prepare the final motions of a takeover for the club.

Should we be getting our expectations up?

Said Ricky Parry of DIC

DIC is a potential investor with the resources and philosophy that we believe could make them an ideal partner. Already they have demonstrated a full understanding of, and respect for, the club’s heritage and values.

We also believe they share our passion for success. In particular, DIC believes in investing in the businesses it acquires. This is very important in terms of the proposed new stadium, which is key to plans for the regeneration of the local community.

To be honest, I’d rather see Steve Morgan up there or a local investor if the club is going to go for a price. People with money can do bad things as well as good so should we be worried about powerful foreign investors who seem more about money than team spirit (are you reading Roman Abromovich) or should we welcome the takeover with open arms - a sign that Liverpool are progressing once again as a leader in footballing terms, a chance for the team to seriously compete for top honours in the English league, something we haven’t been able to achieve in far too many years.

We’ve got big bills coming up, a new stadium in particular. There’s bound to be changes next season - if not even starting in January - with Jerzy Dudek, Sami Hyypia and Harry Kewell top of my chopping block list (oh there’s others as well, have no fear of that), but of course with changes you need to reinvest in the team, always making things better.

So, are the Dubai government creating a new era for Liverpool? They can have seven-star hotels, can they help produce a seven-star team? Is there someone at DIC who knowns anything about Liverpool, about the passion of the fans and their (our) hunger for the club or is it merely an investment in another foreign business for business sake?

Sure, its doing things for Chelsea but the revolving door at Stamford Bridge hasn’t stopped since the Russians arrived, that better not happen at Anfield.

Any thoughts on the matter?

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